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Huawei: 5G to be defined this year
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/02/2019
» This year will be a bellwether for 5G in Southeast Asia, as spectrum price, site acquisition, and 5G system improvements will all determine how quickly the technology will be accepted, says James Wu, Huawei Southeast Asia president.
Survey: IT and digital market projected to increase 13.7%
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/01/2019
» The information technology (IT) and digital market in Thailand this year is forecast to be worth 527 billion baht, 13.7% larger than the previous year, according to a study by IMC Institute commissioned by the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa).
Promoting digital from the bottom up
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/01/2019
» Chai Wutiwiwatchai is the first director of the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) to be promoted not from a deputy director position, but from the top job at a research unit.
BCGH: Condos to follow banking into blockchain
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/11/2018
» The financial sector has been the first to adopt blockchain, with more businesses following next year, including condominium projects, says an enthusiast of the technology.
From humble beginnings to app pioneer
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/11/2018
» Jin-woo Lee, an employee of South Korean search giant Naver Corp, the parent company of Line, was the first person to bring Line messaging to Thailand seven years ago, before the 3G network was even launched in the country. He had come a long way.
NIA launches startup pad district in True Digital Park
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/10/2018
» The National Innovation Agency (NIA), in collaboration with True Digital Park, have launched Bangkok Cyber Tech District, which aims to house more than 20,000 startups.
Study: Thai firms most digitally affected in region
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/08/2018
» Thailand is the most digitally disrupted market in the region, with 95% of businesses and IT leaders in the country saying the market has been impacted, compared with an 80% average across the region, according to a CA Technologies study.
Depa eyes Coding Thailand sea change
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 07/06/2018
» The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa), part of the Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry, has introduced the "Coding Thailand" project in collaboration with the private sector to encourage Thai youths to develop computational thinking skills.
Facebook hails local SMEs for social commerce savvy
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/05/2018
» Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a source of global innovation and inspiration as they use Facebook to introduce products to the local market.
Brave new world
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/05/2018
» While virtual reality has been known to gamers for more than a decade, efforts have been made to apply the technology to a wider variety of sectors. This also includes a group of Thai inventors who created VR applications illustrating advantages that go beyond gaming.